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Question
Two coherent sources whose intensity ratio is 25:1 produce interference fringes. Calculate the ratio of amplitudes of light waves coming from them.
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Solution
`("I"_1)/("I"_2) = 25/1 = "a"_1^2/"a"_2^2 ⇒ "a"_1/"a"_2 = 5/1`
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